Christopher_Price
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Tate said said:“I’ve been here since the summer, so I’ve just been sitting in there, learning from [Randy] Moss, from [Wes] Welker. Even from the younger guys. I’ve just been getting mentally ready. I feel like I know the plays, so we’ll see how today goes.”
Give Nunn a chance!
ESPECIALLY if Edelman's out!
Nunn looked to be developing maybe a step or two behind Edelman on the possession receiver type sort person.
Both players are intriguing as 4/5 WR's and for their ST's ability. I like Nunn. If Tate is not ready this week I could see Isaiah Stanback getting the call. Stanback has value in 3 roles: KR, WR and QB. He returned kicks and played a little WR while w/Dallas and of course was a college QB.
Opportunity may be knocking for Brandon Tate and Terrence Nunn.
Thats because we went from having a stacked wr corp, to well, nothing. We're in serious trouble if Wes, or Randy go down. I like both Tate, and Nunn, but if either gets thrust into a starting role, i'll be nervous. Its too bad Galloway didnt work out. As for Aiken, he's just not impressing me much.
What do you guys think? If either starter goes down, can Aiken do enough to keep a drive going? Maybe someone has seen something i havent. Anyone seen how long Edelman will be out?
Thats because we went from having a stacked wr corp, to well, nothing.
Great article, Chris. However, all it's going to do is start another thread kind of like this:
Group 1: "Tate is ready!"
Group 2: "No he's not!"
Rinse and repeat...
We have one of the top five passing offenses in the league and you think we have "nothing" at wide receiver because Edelman is injured. I strongly disagree.
We have four of our five top receivers from past years. All are playing well:
Moss, Welker, Watson, and Faulk.
In addition, we also have two additional very solid receiving threats in Baker and Maroney.
Finally, we have Aiken as our #7 receiving threat (and our #3 WR). Aiken has the confidence of Belichick and Brady in this role. Aiken was our #4 WR last year and is well able to be the #3 while Edelman is out.
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This is my problem with those who think he is ready.
They're going to set up huge expectations like we have a knack to do. If Tate goes 3 games without a catch, we'll already be calling him another 3rd round bust, etc,. He'll be buried early. I think we need to give him more time getting in game shape, actually running the plays, etc.
I would be amazed if Tate was not only activated, but if he played. With the injury to Edelman and Aiken looking like he runs with one leg, it wouldn't surprise me to see both activated. However I think nunn has "earned" his time more. We have seen him in game speed, he has practiced more, etc. I'm sure he's better prepared. We'll just see.
There's only two open spots on the 53 man roster. One will go to Levoir. I really doubt that they would take Stanback off the PS to fill the other. Looking ahead, the schedule really gets tougher after the bye week and those opponents will be game planning to stop Moss and Welker. Thus, I see we really need both Nunn and Tate to be up to game speed by then so there are really viable alternatives for Brady. Since at this point Nunn has more game experience (from the PreSeason), I would think BB would use the Bucs game as Tate's preseason and activate Nunn later at the end of the bye week when there's another roster spot.
One interesting note from the session was practice squad quarterback Isaiah Stanback catching passes with the wide receivers during position drills. Colleague Mike Reiss noted Wednesday night that Stanback could be an offbeat option to fill a void at wide receiver.
It was also interesting to note that rookie Brandon Tate, eligible to come off the non-football injury list this week after starting the season there while recovering from an ACL and MCL injuries, was not wearing a brace during Thursday's session.
We have one of the top five passing offenses in the league and you think we have "nothing" at wide receiver because Edelman is injured. I strongly disagree.
We have four of our five top receivers from past years. All are playing well:
Moss, Welker, Watson, and Faulk.
In addition, we also have two additional very solid receiving threats in Baker and Maroney
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Lots of what you say is true but in terms of numbers another WR needs to be on the roster in case of further injury. Tate and Nunn can contribute on ST's so that is an added benefit.
I could see Nunn being activated for this one game.
However I think nunn has "earned" his time more.